The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 20

HE IS OKLAHOMA SAM. TUB K0CK DISASTEK. It 1 Now SIcJlevl l.t Eleven Lives V. I'N' B.DK'. A TREMENDOUS NAVAL F1GBT.

PULLMAN'S CHARTER IN PERIL GOOD WHISKY RAN IN RIVERS' DOG CATCHER BOYLE ZM TROUBLE. After AnavrorinBT Oue Charge He I Arronten on Another. DEVERY'S WIFESTOOD FIRM, So Inspector Conlin and the Experts Outside, John Boylo. a dog catohor, found himself In unusual trouble yesterday morning. Ho was ummonod to the Soolety for the Prevention ot Cruelty to Animali, on Wlllonghby street, and found thero a woman named Mrs.

Curtain of Sixtoonth street and Webster avenue, who accused him of taking her pet black and tan from tho door stop yesterday. Soerotary Dixon of the mayor's office was presnnt and listened to Boyle's defense. It was to the effect that ho wns not in the vicinity of Mrs. Curtain's residence and had no dog that eorrespoudod with the description of her pet A boy that Mrs. Curtain brought with her identified Boyle as the man who took the dog, as woll as his cart and horse.

In tho course ot tho examination the fact was developed that Boytd was accustomed to loan out his badge. For this act Secretary Dixon told him ho need not in tho future bring any dogs to the pound. AVhcn Boylo got on the sidewalk Officer Seaman of the society arrested him for driving a lame horse. ASSAULTED A TRANSFER AGENT. An Anjrry Lund! in a New Yorii Station House.

Lawrence O'Connor, 29 years old, of 14 Ba stroet, New York, was hold for trial on a charge of assault in tho Essex Market polico court yestorday. Tho complainant against him was Edward Murray or 201 Hester streot, who is the transfer agent ol the Third uvsnuo cable road who stands at the corner of Grand street and tho Bowery. 0' Conner demanded a transfer ticket from Murray Friday and was refused, as Murray said that he did not soo him get off a car. O'Connor insisted that he did and boeauso he was rerused a ticket struelc Murray several blows in the face. ON THE STATE RANGE Brooklyn.

Soldiers Do Some ood Shooting. Yc terday's Work at Creedmoor The Twenty third Ueg nn'nt, Led In tbe'Nomber or Sharpshooters yuallfied the Forty seven tit in tho Number of JIarksinen Tho There was a largo attendance ot First and Second brigade soldiors at Creedmoor yestorday, the second day for supplementary practice. The shooting wns under direotion of tho general inspector of rifle practice, B. M. AYhit lock.

There was a strong wind blowing all day directly across tho range, first from the East and than from the AVest. Of the Second brigade Boldiers twenty four qualified as sharpshooters and seventy two as marksmen. Here are the Individual scores: Sharpshooter? Twenty third regiment: Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Deforest, 47; Company B. Privato W. H.

Fischer, 43; Company Private G. V. Coulston, 47; Company Bereoaut G. A. Amiable, 43: Private O.

W. Meyers. 42: Company 1, Private Or. E. Bryant, 45; Company 8er t'oant B.

Fiudiay, 43; Corporal W. B. AVillard, 45; Private A. G. Pindluy, 44; Company I.

Private H. L. atiydam. 43; Company Seraeant G. T.

Musson, 45; Private B. IT. Morhouse, 43. Total, 32. Thirteenth regiment Company Private P.

P. Desigue, 40; Company Private P. Dodez, 4U; Compuny Priv.ue V. Donaghy, 42; Company K. Sergeant E.

Case, 43; Hergeant A. J. Conklin, 48. Total, 5. Fourteenth regiment K.

C. 8., Odnanee Sergeant P. J. Farrell, 44: Company Private J. P.

Hogers, 44; Company First Lieutenant C. L. Holmberg, 42; Company Captain C. A. Andrews, 47.

Total. 4. Forty seventh resiment K. C. Ordnance Sergeant AV.

L. Coultas, 42; Company Private J. B. Chnstoficl, 44; Company G. Kertteant P.

Saulsbury, 42. Total, 3. Marksmen Forty seventh regiment: Company Private li. It. liueter, 33; Private C.

Y. Anderson. 33; Captam H. C. Lyon.

34 Private T. A. Van Cleef, 30 Company Private A. F. Oram, 30 Private C.

Morgan, 30 Private N. G. Ferris, 30: Private J. Bur maglian, 30 Serteaut Y. T.

Johnson, 34. Company Private H. B. Archer, 34; Private f. Sythoff, 34: Sergeant F.

T. Squier, 34: Private A. Smith, 31; Private J. H. King.

3D; Private C. Fritz. 34; Private J. F. Noll, 31; Private P.

J. Morrisson, 33; Private E. R. Gonzaley, 31; Private C. Bundquist, 32; Private T.

Heetr. 31; Private C. Ellemu, 33; Privato E. Maass, 34; Serjeant Bndcer. 30.

Oompany Private J. D. Bloane, 30; Private A. AV. Wiuckler, 33; Corporal L.

K. Stevens, 30; Private A. J. Sullivan, 31. Company I Private J.

Dosch, 30. Total. 28. Thirteenth Company A Private M. J.

Kerrigan, 30; Private A. G. AVhite, 3G; Ssr geantJ. H. MeEwan, 30.

Company Private D. Dismond, 30; Private J. H. Dugnn. 35; Private C.

AV. Smith, 35; Private V. P. E. Johnson.

31; Private (x. H. Boilin, 31; Private C. A. Williams.

30; Private S. R. Guuutlett, 33. Company Private J. H.

Guttentag. 30; Private B. B. Brj an, 30. Company Private T.

AV. Gordon. 31; Private A. E. Smith, 31; Sergeant E.

T. Dorenius. 37: Corporal H. G. Beese, 32.

Company Private H. B. Foulks, 30; Private A. Grapel. 30.

Total, 18. Twenty third regiment: Companv A Private N. D. Sterling. 44; Private J.

L. Doughtv, 37 Private G. M. Reese, 30; Private W. B.

McGann. 31. Comoany Private J. M. A'ose, 34.

Company Private A. C. Hart, 32; Private AV. D. Bass, 30; Private L.

A. Day, 32. Company Privato A. G. Findlay, 43.

Company I Private G. B. Granger, 33; Private F. P. Reynolds.

30. Companv Private F. AV. Tinkey. 87: Sergeant G.F.

Wisson, 38. Total, 13. Fourteenth regiment Company A Private Charles Terry, 32; Company Private R. Rilcer. 33; Company Private j.

W. Armstrong, 3 Private J. J. Finnin, 30; Privato G. Reynolds.

31; Company Private J. Oonueally, 31: Private J. AValker, 83. Total 7. Seventeenth Separate Company Private R.

S. Cornell. 31; Privato A. Debuckelarroa, 34; Corporal W. B.

Lonnard, 30: Private G. Voorht es, 30; Private E. Cauley, 32: Private A. AT. McCoy, 31.

Total 0. THK FKIESDS' TEARLY MEkTlNO. Chappauqua. N. August 11 Robert S.

Havlland of the New Y'ork yearly meeting addressed the national conference of Friends to day, taking "The Inner Light" for his topic. Lydia H. Price of the Philadelphia yearly meeting discussed Mr. Haviland's paper. "Prayer" was the subject of a paper by Jonathan AV.

Plummer of the Illinois yearly meeting, which Serena MInard of the Oen essee yearly meeting discussed. The attendance at the morning session was large. Tho afternoon session began at 3 o'clock. THE WEATHER. Washisoton, D.

Augnrt 11. jmTCATIOKS TILL P. M. TO jrOBBOW. For Eastern New York, increasing olondiness with showers; warmer; southeast winds.

The following is the record of tho thermometer as kept at the Brooklyn Dailt Eaolz office 3A.M 5 4 A. (15 tl A. 611 3P.M 76 711 70 72 70 70 5 P. 7 P. JI OP.

11 P. 31 1 A. 8 A. nil 10 A.M.. (ii 78 75 12 2 P.

HIGn WATER. The following is the official announcement of the time and duration of high water at New York and sandy Hook fur to morrow, August 13: A. M. li r. Height.

Tlme.Hjii:ht. Buo; Fall. M.I H. M. I 3:54 6S1 I (3:37 B.

M. rwic Hew 5:55 SundrHookl 5:241 3.0 II 3:50 li 4.7 4.8 HOTHBESTS OF 8CKAK YBSSRL6. When Nathan's Officers Demolished the Illicit Still. CROWDS WATCBED THE LOCAL MOOSDIU Tramps Were ns Plentiful ns Bt Aronnd a Clorsr Field Tlicy tlio Gntl.rrs and Absorbed the Grateful Odor in Generous Whiff Tho Contrabtintl Unslnets in Doughty I'treet Has Been Kuspt ctcd for Some Timo Past. Crowds of people visited tho old ramihaelr.1 38 and 40 Doughty street, yesterday afternoon and evening to take a look at tha promises on which tho illicit still, raided yea terday by Collector Nathan's deputies, was so lone conducted.

Now that the place hns been brokou up and the apparatus confiscated all tha residonts of tho neighborhood any they long; suspected that the building was being used for that purpose. It was the polic of the Second precinct who discovered the illicit still. Their suspicions woro aroused somo timo ago by tha socrecy with which two or three men entered, and left the place. After a thorough inveitiga gation they reported tho matter to Collector Nathan, who put two of his men on tho case. Thoy saw enough to convince thorn that a good sized still was in operation and bidsd their'timo to make the raid.

As told in yesterday's Eagle, Peter P. Smith and Peter McCaba wore caught in tho building. When arraigned before United States Commissioner Bellows in the afternoon both denied that they were in any way connected with the eoncern but both woro remanded to jail pending examination. Smith gavn his residence as Westchester county and McCabo first suid thnt he livwd in Nwlson streot and later in Garnet street. The federal authorities tire Katinned that tliey havetheright men.

For several weeks both have been seen, going stealthily in and out at unseemly hours, and are known to have had their meals brought to them by a man who apparently watched from the outside. When the revenue officers got through tearing out tho stills, boilors and tanks and emptying the vessels filled with mash, molasses and whisky, the place looked as though a cyclon had struck it. It wa dilapidated enough before, but it presented a woa begone appearanoe when the deputy collectors and police left. All tho mash and liquor found, aggregating seve or eight barrels, was emptied on th ground and ran in torrents in every direction. In soma plnces it was nearly half a foot deep, and tha air uround was permeated with the odor of whisky.

Inmates of the neighboring lodging houses were attracted by tho raid and sipped the flowing liquid until they wore driven' away by the police. Many of them secured bnokets of icfor future use, and were pleased at what one of them called ''the freo graft that tho moonshine hunters gave them." Tho building is of brick and extends back to Vine street, where there is an additional framo story. At tho latter point it is twenty feet higher than the main frontage on acoount ot the raisa in the street. The building, ezoept the Vino street extension, has beon vacant for several years. The last ocoupants was Benjamin Ryder fc Son, who used it for a foundry.

Tho firm owns the property. Some of tho machinery used by tham still remains in the building. Tho rear on the Vine street side is occupied by C. T. Berge, who manufactures cheese, bat the latter and his two sons, who are associated with him In business), have not been seen around tha place for several weeks, although there is plenty of stock on hand.

The parties who have been operating the still have bee using that part of the building occupied by Berge to receive goods and as a means of oar rying out tho whisky. In fact it is generally thought that the cans in which Berge received milk for the manufacture of cheese were used ns tha vessels so as to divert suspicion. Tho milk was, it is said, usually received during tho night and the empty cans taken away. These were filled with whisky, which was taken to a convenient place, emptied into barrels and tho cans returned. No one suspects that Berge or his sons were connected in any way with tha still, but it is thought they certainly must have had an idea that something out of the ordinary was going on in the building.

The moonshiners had evidently used Berger's place during his absence. When the officers entered the still under tho direction of Chief Deputy P.ome they found tha plaoe in full operation. There were four boilers or tanks, such ns are used in any licensed distillery, all full. A fire was blazing under a chaldron of mash, and were it not for the abrupt entrance of the officers another supply would have boea ready in a few hours. Deputy Home, Sergeant Harkins of the Second precinct, and many people who visited tho place yesterday said it was the most perfectly equipped still they had ever seen.

It had a capacity of at least ICO gallons a day and was run by people thoroughly familiar with tho business. It is thought that a considerable quantity of the whisky is stored in the neighborhood and a search will be made for it. In tho opinion of many people living in the neighborhood the still ha been in operation several weeks at least. When the deputies concluded their worlc of destruction the front nnd baok doors were nailed up and notice sent to the real estate agent who has tho letting of the property to look alter it. ATTEMPTED BASK CTICA.

TJtlca, N. August 11 A bold attempt was made last night to burglarize the West Win fleld National bank. The burglars secured an entrance and drilled a hole In the door of the vault, in which they placed dynamite. The explosion shattered the door, hut tho noise awakened people who slept near by and the thieves were forced to fly before they could secure any of the money which, the vault contained. SPECIAL ABVErSTISEMEIXTS.

The United States Government, after elaborate tests, reports the EOYAIi BAKING POAVDEK to be of greater lear eninf; strength than any other. (Bulletin 13, Ag. p. 559. Somo IVow In About rtecltcrt.

Tonne HlXi The pollco have ascertained that Edward H. Beckert, tho young man 98 Ryeraon Etreet who was arrested for trying to swindle Smith, Gray is not such an inno cent as his parents would wish to intimate, in June last, it is alleged, ho attempted to swindle the hat manufacturing firm of Dick erson Brown of 41 Kosciusko streot by representing that he was Samuel Smith, son of a clothing dealer of Oklahoma, who was Bast for tho purpose of making purchases. Ho posed as a millionaire, although ho displayed no money, bought a big bill of goods from Mr. Brown and was taken by the hat manufacturer to New York and introduced by him to other merchants, whom he tried to swindle. Mr.

Brown escaped cheaply. He paid for dinner for the bogus AA'esterner at Dolmonlco's and presented blm with a derby hat from bis stock. A'estorduy Mr. Brown identified Beckert as his friend from the AVest, who is referred to by him as Oklahoma Sam. It is alleged that Beckert was arrested some time ago for stealing a bicycle.

A HIGHWAY ttVSitSEEft SHOT DEAD, Killed by a Furjicr Willi Whom JHe BCuil a. Qimrrel. N. August 11 Ephraim a well to do farmor of this vll Unadllla, Beardsley, lage, shot and Instantly killed Overseer cf the Highway Homer Pomoroy yesterday afternoon There had been bad blow! between the two, the result of a dispute over a line fence. Mr.

Pomeroy went to Boardsley's house to serve a notico upon him to cut down the weeds on the roadside. As he was about to enter the grounds, Beardsley came out of the house with a shotgun and fired at Pomeroy, killing him instantly. He then telephoned for a coroner and immediately gave himself up. ENGINEER WAIT DEAD A Hero of the Battle of New Orleans Passes Away. Senator Coffey Was Ills Chief Flrsmnn, and Together They Did Good Work the Union Canse Sentenced to Dnath by General Butler, hot Finally Iteprleved.

George W. Walt, tho oldest marine engineer in point of service sailing from thi3 point, and one of the heroes of the Battle of New Orleans, died at his home, 212 Albany avenue, in his 60th year yesterday. The deceased, during the civil war, was the chief engineer of the United States man of war Morfticello. Senator Michael J. Coffey was Engineer Wait's boss fireman throughout the struggle.

Admiral D.L. Eraino, then commander.was In charge of the cruiser. It was Engineer AVait, with Fireman Coffey on his side, who supervised tho cutting of the chains from fort to fort across the Mississippi river to admit the Monticello and other Union naval vessels Into tho city of Now Orleans. After the battle had been won General Butler, who commanded the forces, ordered Commander Braino to take his vessel down the river as a transport for troops. The cruiser had been disablod in the struggle and Chief Engineer AVait told the commander that she could not go.

This, message was taken to Butler, who, without further inquiry, ordered the commander and engineer both to be strung up at the yard's arm. Preparations were at once made for the double execution, and when everything wa3 in readiness Commander Braine and Engineer AVait were led forth. As they were about to face death. Butler came on board and, walking up to AVait, savagely asked him why he had not obeyed tho order received through his commander. "Because," Walt replied without flinching, "the vessel is terribly disabled, and to go back now would imperil the life of every member of her crew." "How long will it take to repair her?" Butler asked.

"About forty eight hours," Wait answered. "Very well, go to work at once," Butler ordered, "and It on the second of the time specified she is not on hor way back you'll swing from yonder yard arm." The vessel was in seaworthy condition and on her way down tho river on time, and Walt was subsequently publicly complimented for his work by General Butler. Senator Coffee is a living witness of this Incident. Engineer Wait was born In Scotland 69 years ago and came to America In young manhood. He claimed to have run the fastest train that ever traveled between England and Scotland.

Queen Victoria was a passenger at the time. Of late years Mr. AVait had acted as chief engineer on the Pacific mall steamships. EXAMINING ELECTniCAL SUBWATS. A Committee of Citizens From ibe Cliy of E.oicisviilc.

A committee, consisting of Dr. T. L. Mc Dennott, chairman, three members of the common council and three citizens of the City of Louisville, aro visiting the East for the purpose of examining into the construction, practicability, of electrical subways and the various electric light, power and trolley systems in and about New York, dined last night at the "Manhattan Beach hotel, and afterward visited Brighton Beach. Since they have been in New York they have been the guests of Jacob Hess, tho president of tho board of electrical control.

Dr. Mc Dermott said to a reporter, in reply to a question as to how ho likod the systems he bad so far examined in the East: "AAre have soon some wonderful things. This morning Mr. Hess took us down into the largest manhole in the City of New York, where there aro 22,000 wires laid, each of which is In daily operation. He also took us Into the smallest manhole in the city, at the oorner of Thirty second street and Broadway.

I understand from him that subways have been in every principal street of the city, excepting Avenue A and Ninth avenue. He also tells me that there are over 200,000 wires underground in the City of New Y'ork more than in any two other cities In the world." Tho committee propose to visit Brooklyn to morrow and Inspect its trolley systems and power houses. JOSEPH A. SBOUDT DEAD. Another Prominent Member ot Dr.

IMcredltU'N Cbtirch Passes Away. Joseph A. Shoudy, a member of the New York law firm of Wing, Shoudy Putnam, and one of the organizers and most active members of the Tompkins avenue Congregational church, died yesterday after a brief illness at his home, 200 McDonough street, In his 62d year. Mr. Shoudy is the fourth official of Dr.

Meredith's church who has passed away since that noted divine's departure for Europe about two months ago. The deceased was really the pioneer member of Dr. Meredith's society. Tho original meeting to form the society was held at hi3 home, and he figured as No. 1 on the church roll of membership.

He was born in Saratoga county, this state, In the year of 1S32, and had beon a resident of Brooklyn for nearly a quarter of a century. A telegram to Philo Scofleld last night from the Rov. George F. Pentecost, one of the early pastors of the Tompkins avenue society, who has just returned from Europe and is stopping with ex Postmaster AVanamaker in Philadelphia, expressed Pentecost's readiness to officiate at Mr. Shoudy's funeral services on Monday.

FCXKRAli OP MARY BYKSK. A requiem mass will be celebrated at St Agnes' church, Sackett and Hoyt streets, tomorrow morning for tho repose of the soul of the late Leontine Mary Byrne, who died a day or two ago at Bay Shore, D. I. Sho was the daughter of Dr. John Byrne of Clinton and Harrison streets, who is chief of the staff of St.

Mary's hospital and one of the most prominent gynecologists in the country. The deceased was a very doarly beloved daughter and had a host of acquaintances who are much grieved at her death. FIRE IS GRKENPOIXT. There was a fire last night in the apartments of Louis Llpraan, on the second floor of the three story framo dwelling at 313 Eck ford street. The building Is owned by Patrick Dougherty and it was damaged to the extent ot $300.

Llpman lost a like amount. The fire was caused by the explosion of an oil stova. Lincoln, August 11 Coroner Crira Is now' holding an inquest over tho remains of those who perished in tho Kock Island wreck near this city Thursday night. The coroner and the jury went to the scene of the disaster before the taking of testimony was begun. The wreckage bus breii nearly cleared away but no more bodies have been found.

is now believed that only eleven people perished. Nothing developed at the inquest this morning. Colonel Hills, tho most important witness examined, testified substantially to wiiat. has already been published, and also stated that be s. a man standing around, but.

did not know whether ho was black or white. One of the Ryan boys, who had seen a man on the track with a crowbar, was called to the police station to see Davis. He thought that he was the man, but could not. be positive. Detectives are perfectly convinced of tho guilt of Davis and no one is allowed to see him.

THE RKPAIKS TO TDK MISS CAPOUS. Washington, D. August 11 Acting Secretary McAdoo ha: appointed Captain J. C. Watson, Chief Engineer R.

AV. Milllgan and Naval Constructor Joseph Feaster a board to meet at the Leaguo Island navy yard next Monday for the purpose of determining the suiacieiicy of tho repairs of the crack in the cruiser Minneapolis. That vessel touched bottom in the Delaware river on her return from ber recent trial trip on" tho coast of Massachusetts. She was placed in dock and it was discovered that all three of her propellers had been slightly damaged and that some paint had been scraped from her bottom. Those in juries were repaired by the contractors and are now to bo inspected by the naval board.

ACCUSED OF MURDER Serious Charge Against a Sixteen Year Old Boy. He Is Snld to ITnve Frowned a Companion While Bathing Toung Smith fays Ho Held Crowley Undi the Water by Way of a Joke. Late yestorday afternoon Detective Serjeant Daniel Daly of Inspector Mnekellar's squad, assisting Detective McNally of the Jersey City poiice, arrested Henry Smith, aged 16, of 63i Manhattan avenue, on a charge manslaughter. Tho arrest was made on the strength of a warrant issued by Justloo Potts of Jersey City. The information on which the warrant was issued was laid by James J.

O. (Jrowloy of 45 Hudson street who claims that Smith wilfully murdered his son James, aged 14, on August 2d, 1893, by holding his head under water at the Morris canal dock, at the loot of Groone street. An iuquest was held at the time anil tho jury found Smith responsible for his death. Sonio time ago Air. Crowley went to Chief Murphy of the Jersey City police and asked him to take steps to had bmith, who disappeared just after the drowning.

Detective AlcSnUy was assigned to the duty of tracing the fugitive and yesterday morning discovered that ho was working in Pratt's oil worke in Oreeu point. He come to Brooklyn and Detective Sergeant Daly was assigned to aid liltu. Daly had no difficulty In finding amith who is an orphan and a boy of quiet demeanor. Tho young prisoner is well spoken ol by his employer. He declared that he had not intentionally killed Crowiey.

AVe were swimming together with a number of boys," he said, and were having lots of fun. 1 had not quarreled with Crowley, but just by tray of a joke, as I understood ho could swim woll, I pushed him under the water. Thou I swum away. I heard him shouting for assistance and I wont back to him as soon as I could. When I reaohed him he caught me by the arm and tore away a big piece the flesh.

1 left him then and he sank. 1 did not know that he was drowned until sometime lutnr. Then I ran away. I shipped on a boat for lioatou and worked on boats until I secured omployment in tho oil works. I was alraid to return" to Jersey City, but I have been in Bay oiiue since.

Smith showedjtho defectives the scar on his arm. caused by Crowley's struggles with him. He was locked up in tho Adams street station pending tho arrival of ruquisition papers from Jersey City. BUSINESS IS THE iiOUSc'. lite Proposal 5tuy nialione's Is TV let Atrireecl to.

Washington, D. C. August 11 Two disputed senate amendments of the sundry clTil bill were settled by the house to day after a seasoa of animntod debate. Oue was the proposition to give to each of the aria land states 1,000.000 acres of surveyed arid public luuds to bo reclaimed by irrigation, a plan which tho house agree i to alter tho irrigation question had boea discussed by many of tho Western members. Th otiter amendment was the appropriation of to purchase a square owned by ux Sfnu'or Muhond for a sito for tho government printing office and this whs defeatod, the house adopting a plan proposed by Chairman of tho co'inmitlee on publio buildings to buy additional ground adjoining the building now in use.

This action leaves still unsettled betweou the house and senate a question which litis caused many disagreements. THIS JiO.AKl'.Y IS DOO. ED TO DIE. 5Se Was Itai ber's Wet, But IScbavcd HCiciivutt' Itadly. A chief attraction of the barber shop attached to Schillinger's hotel at Rockaway Beach is a monkey, which the barber plays with in the absence of faces to scrape or hair to cut.

Sometimes the monkey goes out for a stroll on tho beach. Yesterday afternoon he was peregrinating when little Ellen Mason of Alien street and Railroad avenue, who was also out for a stroll, happened to meet him. The child became frightened, and ran with the monkey in hot pursuit. In a playful way the monkey perched on one of Kllen's arms and bit a good piece out of it. The child screamed, which had the effect of attracting tho barber's attention, who grabbed the miscreant by the tail as he was meditating another assault.

The child was carried homo and her wound bandaged. Ellen's father last night made application to Justice Smith for a warrant to shoot the monkey. It was granted. HONDREDS OF Mi.NKRS ENTOMBED. Terrible Disaster St ported in the Polinli Collieries.

The extensive coal mines near Dombrowa, government of Oradno, have been burning since yesterday afternoon. Tho fire started by an explosion of ga3 when the full force of men were under ground. The main shaft was wrecked and comparatively few minors have been rescued. The latest report Is that several hundred men are entombed in the mines and that all hope of saving them has been abandoned. The mines are owned by the Franco Italian bank.

OSE SUISAXCE TO BE ABATED. Sctv KciralatfoiiM lu Govern the Worl of Contractor Wlssrll, Health Commissioner Emery yesterday Instructed Contractor AV'IsaeU, who loads his night soil boats at a dock on Newtown creek, thut he must dredge the creek at that point, clean out all the offensive matter which has leaked from his boats, and In future disinfect his cargo under the supervision of a health office inspector. It Is alleged that AYissell's boats have long been a nuisance in the neighborhood. AS1 WAMtKlilSG ABROAD. The police have beon asked to look for Marguerite Kngler, years old, who wandered from her home, at Nostrand avenue, Friday, at 1 P.

SI. Mrs. Englor is partially insane and has been kept undor close watch. Her daughter, Lizzie, Is lying seriously ill at home. Caul Smitli Saraiinc Laltn Plaoid, Haranac Inn and Chlldwold Pm Ic, la tlio heurt of tho Adironilaoke, uro leas thou 11 houra from How York by tho Mow York AA.

The Battle Between the Chinese and Japanese Fleets. TWEKTT OSE WAR SHIPS ARE ENGAGED. The Conflict Followed the Attack Cpon tho Port of Vc! nnd the Defenses of the Hnruor Ueport of the Result ortlio Conflict Some of thft Most Powerful Vessels In (he f'ontendinu; tqmitlrons Were Engaged its the Fight. Shanghni, August 11 I.ntor reports from tho scene of tho conflict tit AVei Hal AVol Bhow that tho Japanese ileot bombarded the town fiercely, but were unable to gain any advantage. No account ot tho losses on either side have been received.

ho fight off tho harbor between the fleets, which was reported to bo in progress, is said to have been a Btubboru affair. It is tbn lJei Yang fleet which 1b battling with the Japanese fleet. Twenty one ships, large and small, uro engaged In tho conflict. The I1 Yang squadron is commonded Dy Admiral Tine, reported to bo an excellent naval officer. According to recent advices received here from Shanghai, the Pel Yang squadron included tho Ting Yuen, flagship, the Chen Yaen, reported to have been sunk; the Tsl Yuen, King Yuen, Lai Yuen, Chao Yung, Yang AVol, Chin Yuen and Chiug A'uon.

The Ting Yuen and Chen Yuen were until recently the most powerful ver sels in the East, the British iingship nt tbn present time alono surpassing them. They were built at Stettin in ISH'd and are or 7,400 tons displacement ana fi.000 horsepower, oqual to a spaed of 14 knots, with central armored belt of 14 inches. Their armament consists of tour 12 inch Krupp guns in twin mountlogen barbette with 12 inches of rmor protection. The steel projectiles tor these guns weigh 725 pounds and the charge of powder is 202 pounds of slow burning cocoa; their perforation power at muzzle is through 20 inches of armor. In addition they carry two 5.

Inoh Krupp guns, ono in tha bow and the other nt tho stern, with 11 inch perforation power. They also carry three torpedo tubes and numerous machine guns on deck and in the tops. The Ting Yuen's commander is Captain Low nnd the commander of the Chen Yuen was Captain Lin, both experienced and trained officers, who have served under Admiral Trncey of tho British navy, in training ships, and more lately under Captain I.ang. There nre about throe hundred nnd fifty men us the number of each of these ship's complements. The Tsl Yuea Is classed ns a torpedo cruiser.

She was built at Stettin in 1883, but her speed is said to be barely fifteen knots. She carries two powerful inch Krupp guns forward with a muzzle perforating power of 10.4 inches; 1. 15 centimeter Krupp and four torpedo tubes. Tho commandor of tho Tsl Yuea is Captain Fong, described as a resolute and ablo man, who bus received his naval training abroad. The King Yuen and Lai Yuen are belted, 9if inch, cruisers built at Stettin in 1886.

They ar of 2,00 tons displacement, havo a speed of sixteen knots and are armed with two 21 entime ter Ivrupp guns en barbettes forward; two 15 centlmetor ditto, on on either broadsido; and two torpedo discharge tubes. The commanders of the King Y'uen find Lai Yuen are respectively Captains Lin and Kew, both of whom havo had somo training in the British navy. The Cuao Yuug and Yang AYel are the well known 12 Js wick, cruisers. They carry two twenty live ten Armstrong guns and have a speed of about fourteen knots. Captain Wong commands the Chao nune ana Captain Lin la in command of tho Yang AVel.

Tfte Chin luen nnd Cning iuen aro LlswicK buiit boats, launched in lSti, of 2.300 tons with entire protective steel docks and a speed of 18 knots. These vessels carry three 21 centimeter Krupp guns, two forward on a platform and one alt, and two inoh Armstrong guns. In addition they each have four torpedo tubes. Cuntuia Tang Is in command or the Chin Yuen and Captain Yeh is tho commander of the Ching Yuon. Both of those commanders are described as oompoten! men, especially the latter.

These nine men of war, composing the Pel Yang squadron, represent a force of about two thousand and three hundred men. Tho officers and men oi the I'ci Yang squadron havo received much careful training, tho former having nearly all passed through tho I'oo Ohow or Tina Tsin naval school. Tho course of training for tho Chinese sailors was laid down by Captain Lang and they have all pr.ssod through the hands of Lieutenant Bour ehier. It. who has had chargo of tho recruiting and gunnery departments on shore ut AA'ei li.ii Wei.

In torpedo training botii at the shore school and alloat, the Chinese seamen have been under a British instructor, and it is said that tho best results can be looked for during the war from the men so instructed. It is stated that tho Chinoso make excellent gun ners, that they are fond of their guns, work tin m. well and keep thorn in good order. Three inimtos por round is said not to bean unbroken rocord, when prize firing with heavy 12 inch Krur.p guns and with the better fittings of tho heavier cruisers, tho 8 inch nnd inch guns, it is asserted, can be served a round a minute. Tho North China Herald, referring to the fleets of China and Japan in its latest issue received hero, says: "It is not uncommon to hoar unfavorable comparisons drawn between tho Chinese and Japanese ollioers to tho detriment of the former; but, despite tho many disadvantages the Chinese officer has labored and still labors under, disadvantages arising out of birth, habit and system, there are many capable and energetic men among the officers of the Pei Yang squadron who will stand by their ships and serve them efficiently when need rises; an emergency where name and country is at stake will bring out, we are fully persuaded, much lntont and unknown strength in the Chinese naval officers." KILLED BY AS DXPftESS WAGON.

Fatal Run Over Accident on myrtle Avemio Last A'ljrln. Thomas Orr, aged 45 years, of 855 Pearl street, was run over and fatally injured at 6:05 o'clock last night by a horse attached to an express wagon driven by Thomas Higglns of 24 Atlantic avenue. Higgins was employed by his brother, Bernard, an expressman, of Amity street, near Columbia. Thomas was driving past the corner of Jay street and Myrtle avenue when Orr stepped unconsciously in front of the horse. Before Higgins could pull up Orr was down and under tho wheels.

The injured man was carried to the sidewalk and later Ambulance Surgeon Ja cobson removed him to the Brooklyn hospital, where he died an hour later. It is supposed that his death was caused by internal injuries. Higgins, tho driver of the wagon, was arrested for reckless driviug. TIKD VP THK ESTATE. Providence, It.

August 11 The will of the late Judge Eli Aylsworth will bo contest ed, on tho ground that he was incapable of properly disposing of his estate of about $600,000. The will was made subsequent to a stroke of paralysis, after the judge was 90 years of age, and it practically ties up the estate in trust for 100 years. Fifty heirs arc interested. A SC1CIDK IX A POOR nOVSE. John Conger, an inmate of the town poor house, near Hempstead, committed sulcldo yestorday by sticking a knife through his throat and severing an artery.

Ho died in a few moments. Conger, who has been an inmate of the poor house for ten years, was at one time quite wealthy, but soon ran through his fortune. Coroner Ceorgo Smith of Hempstead will hold an inquest. ahi nodx skpakated. Joseph Kuppfler was fined 510 in the Essex Market police court.

New York, yesterday, by Justice Simms, on complaint of his wife, Irene, of 72 East Fourth street. She charged him with following her thiough the street and threatening to kill her. They ero married four months ago and separated two weeks later. DKATH OF A CANDIDATE. Indiana, August lt Ex State Senator Hannibal K.

Sloan, Democratic candidate for congressman at large, diet! at his residence here at 11 A. M. A Suit to Annul It Begun in the Illinois Courts. INSTITUTED BY TDE ATTORNEY" GENERAL. lie Claims That the Company Ilns Exceeded Its Legal Powers and Has Engaged la Operations That Were Not Authorized by Its Franchise.

It Was incorporated to Guild Stallroad but Has Engaged in Many Other Enterprises. An Important Lltigatlun. Chicago, 111., August 11 The Pullman Palace Car Company's charter Is apparently In peril. The attorney general of Illinois at noon to day filed a petition, asking that tho charter be declared void on the ground that its provisions had been violated. The petition sets forth that the charter as granted allowed the company to purchase, control and convey such property as was necessary to tho successful prosecution of their business.

The corporation has far excoeded its privileges, the document declares, owning a vast amount of real estate in tho town of Pullman and vicinity, which is In no wise necessary to the business. Tho petition declares that the company has practically usurped the powers of a municipality, owning numerous business blocks, residences and factory sites, controlling stock in other corporations and furnishing power to other manufacturers. The attorney general in his petition sets forth that the Pullman Palace Car company was organized under a special act of the legislature of the state of Illinois approved February 2C, 1S67, with a capital stock of 5100, 000, with power to increase it at will. The act grants the corporation power "to manufacture, construct and purchase railway cars with all convenient appendages and supplies for persons traveling therein and the same may sell them or use or permit to be used in such manner and upon such torms as the said company may think fit and proper," and "to purchase, acquire and hold such real estate as may be deemed necessary for the successful prosecution of their business and may havo power to sell and convey the same." The information quotes; these provisions and continues: "That under and by virtue of the power conferrel by Section 2 of said act, the capital stock of sai company has from time to time been increased, until it has a capital stock of millions of dollars, the exact amount of which is to your petitioner unknown." "Petitioner further gives the court to understand a be informed1 that notwithstanding the fact that said act of the legislature limits the power of the said company, It has not regarded said limitation, but has, without authority or warrant of law usurped and exercised, and still usurpes and exercises, the right to buy and own large tracts of real estate within and adjacent to the city of Chicago, and to erect therecn churches, school housos, thsaters, hotel or hotels, apartment and dwelling houses and a large and valuable business block in the city of Chicago; tho said compuny rents the buildings which it owns for large amount of money; that the erection of taid chu ches. school houses, theaters or hotels in tho city of Chicago is not in cidantal to or necessary to the manufacture, construction and purchasing of railway cars, and that the pur jh.ise of sold real estate said company Is wholly without and foreign to the purpose for which said company was organized, and is an assumption of right by said company to exercise privileges not con ferred upon it by the legislature and that said company, in exercising said powers and privileges, has wilfully and persistently violated the conditions of its Incorporation, and has been guilty of usurping such powers without any warrant or authority.

The petition sets out in detail the character and value of the company's property, including an office building In Chicago, worth 52, 000,000, three fourths of which it has no use for as a corporation and rents to other persons without right or authority of law; that it owns at Pullman fifty acres of land, covered with dwelling and apartment houses, which it rents, without authority of law, receiving a large sum therefor, as the dwellings of 12,000 people; that, in the town ot Pullman It owns the streets and alloys and ornamental grounds, fifty acres in extent, also without warrant of law, together with fifteen acres on whloh stand the arcado building, the Hotel Florence, two churches, several school houses, none of which is necessary for tho conduct of its business and therefore illegally held. Various other tracts of land'; all vacant, are cited as unwarrantably held, not being needed for the transaction of the company's business. All of this Is In addition to the 110 acres of ground at Pullman which the company uses for ships, storage yards, etc. "Beside this, the petition alleges, the Pullman company, In usurpation of powers not granted it owns and controls the Union foundry and Pullman Car Wheel company and furnishes power to the Allen Paper Car Wheel company, nnd that it owns water heating and gas plants from which it derives a revenue. The petition continues: "Petitioner charges that by reason of the purchase and improvement of the real estate by said company it has become immensely rioh and that by reason of the premlsos it owns, millions of dollars worth of property, which was acquired unlawfully, and that the said real estate so held by it, and which it owns and rents, was acquired in open defiance of the act which created it, and with a persistent disregard for the laws of tho stato of Illinois.

"Therefore the said attorney general for, and in behalf and In the name and by the authority of the people of the state of Illinois prays to have leave to enter information in nature of a quo warranto against the said Pullman Palace Car company, and that said Pullman Palace Car company may be required to appear at a short day to be named by the court and to show by what warrant it has so misused and perverted its powers and franchises, and by what warrant it has assumed and atill assumes to exercise the aforesaid assumed powers, liberties, privileges and franchises, and to show cause why its charter shall not be revoked, and that such further proceedings may be had In the premises a3 shall be agreeable to law. (Signed) M. T. MOLONEY, Attorney General. The petition virtually asks that the charter be revoked, and Is legally a petition for leave to begin quo warranto proceedings.

The petition will bo taken up on August 22. It is not known now what judge of the circuit court will hear the matter, but it will come up before the judge sitting for emergency business. An effort was made to see Attorney General Moloney to day in regard to the case, but he was out of the city. THE WELLMAN RELIEF EXPEDITION. A Fast Vessel 53 an Keen Dispatched ffVm Tromiiio, London, August 11 Following quickly upon the receipt of the intelligence of the disaster that befell tho Wellman Arctic expedition steamship Ragnvald Jarl, which was crushed in the ice off Walden island after Mr.

AVell man and the other explorers had startod north on Bledges, comes news of an expedition for tha relief of Mr. AVellman and his party. A dispatch from Tromsoe, Norway, states that the fast cutter Malygen sailed from that port last evening for Spitsbergen, her object being to bring the members of the expedition back. The Malygen is under the command of Captain Bottolfsen, who was master of tho Ragnvald Jarl and who was the first to bring authentic news of the loss of that steamship. Tho Malygen carries a large supply of winter clothing and also large quantities of provisions.

The dispatch adds that the relief expedition was fitted out by the consul at Aagard. On Juno 17 AVellman and his companions were Rix miles east of Cape Platen and the Malygen will approach as near as possible to that point In ordor to pick them up. The relief vessel is the sealer that rescued Captain Bottolfsen. AArlnship, Hyerdahl and Hovde after they had traveled 230 miles over tho ice from where tho Ragnvald Jarl had gone down. THE KAKTIiNS HATE RKVOI.TKD.

Tangiers, August 11 News has reached here from Morocco city to the effect that the Kaby les have revolted and killed a number of Kali fas: Other ialifas are fleeing to places of safety. Kat cahs has been destroyed by tho rebels, who are olecting their own cadis and defying other rulers. The rebels promise to maintain order. Highway robbery, they say, will be punl3hed with death and justice will be meted out to all persons. The causa of the outbreak; was tyranny and extortion.

POLICE REGULATIONS WERE NOTHING TO HER. The New York Captain's Wife Jtcfused Point Blank to Allow Examination of Her Ilnslmiirt Now Insubordination He Added to the Cliarsrcs Upon Which He Bust Stand Trial A fp: Itesolutlon or the Commissioners Rot nt Defiance. Captain "William S. Devery of tho New York police force will ho placed on trial on Wednesday next. Not only will he be compelled to answer the charge of protecting disorderly houses, but an additional one of insubordination.

Tho polio commissioners decided that yesterday. This course is the outcome' of the secret meeting of the commissioners on Thursday. At that meeting Commissioner Murray asked that rule 121 of tho department be amended, so that physicians other than regular police surgeons might be permitted to examine members of tho force. There was considerable wrangling before this amendment was accepted, but it was finally. No soner had it became a rule of the department than Commissioner Murray asked that two physicians be named, who should act with the police surgeon and examine Captain Eavery.

Murray named his physicians. Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton of 44 Bast Twoulv ninth street and Dr. E. D.

Fischer of 12 West Forty fifth etreet, both notod specialists on nervous diseases. Notice was at once sent tho two physicians to examine Captain Devery at their earliest convenience. No time was lost in complying or attempting to comply with the request. At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon the doctors, accompanied by Inspector Conlin. went to Captain Devery's house at 352 Urent Flfty secbnd street.

The Inspector was to introduce the others to the captain. But the trio got no further than the door. There they were met by Mrs. Devery who told them plainly that they could not see the captain. There were too many doctors examining hint, she said.

Dr. Hammond had been there, as well as the captain's regular physician and the latter had said that the leant excltemont would prove hurtful to the patient. The callers reasoned, but all to no purpose. They were compelled to go away and report how the matter stood to the commissioners. The commissioners were astonished.

They thought possibly the police surgeon had been advising the captain, so they sent for Mm. Then they sent a communication to Devery, telling him it was imperative that he should submit to the examination. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the two physcians, with Inspector Conlin and the police surgeon, were once again at the captain's home. Once more they were met at the door by the captain's wife. Once again she refused all hands admittance.

The inspector spoke of the consequences of her refusal. She answered that Captain Devery knew what she was doing and approved it. She thought moro of ber husband's welfare than all the rules of the police department. Her husband, she said, was a very sick man, he had been fully examined and no more doctors could get in the house. Then Inspector Conlin asked if ho could not see Captain Devery alone, and was told that he certainly could not; she would not endanger her husband's life by permitting anyone to sc him.

Then all went away and wrote reports to the commissioner. Inspector Conlm's was very short, telling concisely that admittance had been refused on two occasions. This is what the two experts had to report: Aiunist 11, 1894. 20 Hon. Jumps M.

Martlru, President Mnard of J'olice: Sir Ac your request, in company with Inspector Conlin. wo wnt to nest Fifty second street yesterday afternoon for the purpose of nn examination of Captniu Willi.im S. Devery. Wo wore refused lutiuit tunee by a person who claimed to be the captain's wife nnd who said thut in behalf herself and her husband she declined to allow us see him. She fm tnr said that a imvn piiysiciiui had examined the cautaiii.

Wo lui. with the announcement that wo wouid see Captain Devery at 10 o'clock this imu In the meanwhile we Dr. Nunnnnek. the police surgeon, who told he had not advised Cr.pt;:in Devery to refuse to to an exuniiuntiou. He said lie hiid seen Captain Bevery ia.it Jtnd he said he would porm tin en to be made.

We went air in this morning and were refused admittance. Dr. Xunnuacu also refused. Ke.speen'ir iv. Dr.

AtXEN' Mf I. AXE HA.UH.T02T. Dr. E. I).

JI.SHF.i;. The commissioners held another meeting, when these reports were submitted, and decided that Captain Devery would have to bo put on trial for Insubordination on next Wednesday. President Martin says that nothing has yet been decided about tho trials and would not bs until after a special meeting on Monday. But Commissioner Murray says it is all decided and that the trial will go on on "Wednesday Assistant District Attorney Osborne, who, with Assistant District Attorney Wellman, has charge of the prosecution of the accused police officials who will be tried before the police commissioners, was seen his office the general sessions building yesterday afternoon. "When a3ked about the trials pending for next week, Sir.

Osborne said: "The police sergeants, Jordan, Clark, Lie bers, McKennc and Parkerson, ore set down for trial as well as a captain is for trial, but it all depends upon the efforts of tho snb peua servers and the willingness of the accused to turn up for trial. They have all been notified." Mr. Osborne would not say which captain ho referred to. DID PUXD1CK MEET WITH FOUL PLAY ISis Parents Can 5S Absence rvt tii Morris Pundick, whose parents live at 101 Moore street, is missing and no one has soon or heard of him for nearly a week. He is "0 years of age and a very steady and Industrious fellow, his parents say.

They are at a loss to account for his absence, except on tho ground of foul play. He left his home last Tuesday morning to attend to some business In New York and expected to be back before night. For the first time in his life he remained away from home all night, and his parents were naturally very much worried over his failura to return. They, however, delayed until yesterday notifying the police. His father then went to the Sixth precinct station house and asked that a general alarm be seat out.

He said his son had a valuable gold watch on when he left home, but carried little money. Morris is about 5 feet 7 inches In height, is dark complexioned and wore a brown coat, blue trousers and a vest. The police throughout the city are on the lookout for the young GREAT BIUTAIVS 3IKTiIf)DIST CIlCItCIIES. XalU of a Renulun olf Al! liranchc.v of the DeiKimiiKitlan. Grindewald, Switzerland, August 11 It is probable a departure in favor of the reunion of all the Methodist bodies in Great Britain will be the result of the conference in session here under the auspices of II.

S. Lunn, Al. editor of the Review of Reviews uud head of the Chautauqua work In Europe. Tho question of reunion was discussed in the conference, the Rev. T.

B. Neely. D. of the Philadelphia conference participating." Later, at a private meeting of the presidents of the conference, the Rev. Hugh Pric Hughes said that the Rev.

J. H. Pope, D. president of the Wesleyan Methodist conference of last year and now about to leave for Canada to preside in the conference there, was in sympathy with the views of the meeting. THE WESTKKX IMiOBLEM.

D. August 11 In the house to day Representative Pickler of South Dakota introduced a bill providing for the appointment by the President of five commissioners to make a thorough examination of tho mineral, timber, agricultural, grazing and desert lands west of the meridian and ascertain and report what practical means can be employed by the government and what legislation is necessary for the utilization of these lands in the interest of the people of the united suites. AHBIVT.D SATCITOAY, AUGUST 11, Sa Paris, from Southampton. Sb VellB Citj, from Uriatol. ate.

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